Bubbl.us: Bubble.us is an easy and free online tool which allows you to brainstorm ideas, save your mind map as an image, share with students, and create colorful mind map organizers.

http://bubbl.us/

I-Can Persuasive Essays

Brainstorm group project assignments and discussions
Create timelines for group project management
Mind map a book chapter or entire book instead of outlining in the traditional sense.
Vocabulary lesson
Problem solving strategies.
Science Processes such as Precipitation Cycle can be illustrated.
Individual student can reflect lesson learned for a specific subject